2006-11-09 19:44:14 · 3 answers · asked by viren k 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
avast! Antivirus is an anti-virus program distributed by ALWIL Software based in Prague, Czech Republic, first released in 1988. avast! is used globally and is available in 20 different languages. Since its release, avast! 4 Home has become one of the most popular full-featured freeware anti-virus applications for Microsoft Windows users, reaching over 3,000,000 downloads on Download.com [1]. It is free for home and non-commercial use so it is often compared with the free version of Grisoft's AVG Anti-Virus.
The software is aimed at preventing several types of threats, including those that are not technically computer viruses such as spyware, and can also make a Virus Recovery DataBase which is used to recover files when they are infected (instead of just deleting them). It can be downloaded with full text and voice translations to several languages and users can also customize its look to their taste with several skins.
Features
Screenshot of avast! home edition
Standard Shield — Real time file protection
IM shield — Instant Messenger protection
P2P shield — P2P protection
Internet Mail — E-mail protection
Outlook/Exchange — Microsoft Outlook/Exchange protection
Web Shield — HTTP protection (localtransparent proxy)
Script blocker — script checker
Network Shield — basic protection against well-known network worms. Acts as a lightweight Intrusion Detection System
Audible alarms — vocal warnings such as "Caution, a virus has been detected!"
Virus definitions
Despite being freeware, avast! 4 Home updates its virus definitions on a regular basis and this process can be automated.
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Misc
avast! was one of the first on-access antivirus programs to be released for Windows x64 edition
SC Awards 2006 Finalist - [2] Secure Computing Awards are the world’s leading awards program for the information security industry and Avast beat out some, formerly, leading companies for top honors.
avast! won SC Award for best anti-virus in US part of SC awards, additionally avast! won anti-virus and anti-malware section of European part of SC awards. avast! is only product, which won same section in both US and European part of SC Awards.
http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-...
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Opera is a Web browser and Internet suite which handles common internet-related tasks, including visiting web sites, sending and receiving e-mail messages, managing contacts, and online chat.
Opera is developed by Opera Software, based in Oslo, Norway. It runs on a variety of operating systems, including Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Solaris, FreeBSD and Linux systems. It is also used in mobile phones, smartphones, Personal Digital Assistants, game consoles and interactive televisions. Technology from Opera is also licensed by other companies for use in such products as Adobe Creative Suite.
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2006-11-09 19:50:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-08-26 12:39:03 · answer #2 · answered by Fausto 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with efel... I'm using avast!
2006-11-09 20:52:07 · answer #3 · answered by yusdz 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋